UNSPSC 50462706: Canned or jarred giant red celery

The variety of celery known as giant red celery that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50462706 Canned or jarred giant red celery is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity under which it has been tagged in recent solicitations. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve large-scale food service and school nutrition procurement spanning proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy products, dry goods, condiments, and dozens of other shelf-stable and fresh food categories—not specialty canned celery products. State and local governments buying under this code designation are primarily institutional food service operators: Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (state supported living centers and state hospitals), the Oregon Department of Corrections, county and municipal school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Gwinnett County Schools), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. These agencies solicit through invitation for bid (IFB) and informal written quote (IWQ) notices to supply cafeteria, canteen, and food service operations.

Activity under this code appears concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving El Paso State Supported Living Center (bids due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million), the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, with a prior purchase at $13.75 per case), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for school nutrition food products across four school locations (bids due June 15, 2026), and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (quotes due October 19, 2026). The code shows no recent activity closely aligned with its nominal commodity name; vendors pursuing these opportunities should treat the tagging as administrative and bid based on the full scope of food service items actually required by the issuing body.